How to Recover Saved Passwords in Claws Mail

In this article, you’ll learn where Claws Mail stores your email login passwords, how they are protected, and how you can easily recover them.

Claws Mail Password Secrets

Claws Mail saves all your email login passwords at following location

[Windows Vista/7/8/10]
C:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Roaming\Claws-Mail\

[Windows XP/2003] 
C:\Documents and Settings\[user_name]\Application Data\Claws-Mail\

Claws Mail uses 3 important files to store all account details as explained below,

file: accountrc => main account details 
file: passwordstorerc => encrypted password
file: clawsrc => Master passphrase details

Here are the sample contents of “accountrc” file,

[Account: 1]
account_name=xensoftware@gmail.com@pop.gmail.com
is_default=1
name=xensoftware
address=xensoftware@gmail.com
receive_server=pop.gmail.com
smtp_server=smtp.localhost
user_id=xensoftware@gmail.com
...

[Account: 2]
account_name=XenArmor
is_default=0
name=xenarmor
address=contact@xenarmor.com
protocol=1
receive_server=imap.xenarmor.com
smtp_server=smtp.xenarmor.com
...

Also the “passwordstorerc” file contains password which is encrypted using AES-256-CBC algorithm & master password from “clawsrc” file.

How to Recover Claws Mail Passwords Automatically

Now you can easily recover all your forgotten mail login passwords from Claws Mail without any technical knowledge.

With just one click, XenArmor Email Password Recovery Pro can recover all your saved Claws Mail account passwords in seconds.

Follow these simple steps,

1. Download & install the software from here
2. Click on “Recover Passwords”
3. Instantly see all your saved email passwords

Here are the key features loved by users,

• Recover from 160+ applications
• Support 130+ popular Email services
• Extract from all profiles & custom locations
• Support command-line & automation
• Export passwords to PDF, HTML, CSV, JSON & more

👉 Free Download XenArmor Email Password Recovery Pro